Lizzy's 10th Birthday

I need to do a few selfish posts. They are selfish because they are old news and even if they would have interested you weeks ago when they were fresh, probably not so much now. But, I want to blog about them for my own recording purposes. One thing about having 5 kids, they notice things like the fact that 3 of the 5 of them got their birthday pictures on the blog and the other 2 didn't. So, for the sake of my good mommy status, here goes...

In September, we celebrated Lizzy's birthday. We ended up having a sleepover with an owl theme. We were in a place of chaos at that point as we were in our most stressful part of the application paperwork, I seriously thought about bribing Lizzy to forget a party. However, the only sleepover we had ever hosted was for Abby's 10th and I had promised Lizzy for the last two years that she could have a slumber party when she turned 10. I explained to her that we could have one, but it would have to be low key. Lizzy was gracious and accepted a limited guest list and a pretty unstructured evening with a sunny disposition. Here are some pics of our celebration:

The party table. Once again, my husband used his creativity to make a fun centerpiece. Of course, then we had to find a place for Lizzy to keep it for the next few weeks. I finally had to make Lizzy part with her birthday branch.

The cake.

Wait, is that a Yankee votive on the cake? Why yes, yes it is. Somebody forgot to buy the cake candles.

Delighted over a new necklace.

Some of the highlights of the evening included a 3 course mystery menu at dinner and making owl hair clips. The girls also hunted for "prey" in the backyard, just like owls do. They had a fun time hunting candy by flashlight. We are so thankful for Lizzy and the cheerful attitude and spunk she brings to our house!